Press Releases

March 22, 2018 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA), California Humanities is pleased to announce $302,000 in awards to 14 new film, audio and interactive media projects through the 2018 California Documentary Project (CDP) grant program. From a film highlighting the origins of the disability rights …

March 22, 2018 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) California Humanities’ Democracy and Informed Citizen initiative, part of a new CA 2020: Youth Perspective and the Future of California suite of programs focusing on the lives and experiences of young people in California, will launch in …

March 15, 2018 For Immediate Release 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) California Humanities is pleased to announce the launch of CA 2020: Youth Perspective and the Future of California, a new statewide initiative focusing on the lives and experiences of young Californians. CA 2020 is designed to engage a broad and representative …

December 21,  2017 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) California Humanities, a state-wide humanities nonprofit, is pleased to announce awards for the third round  of our new Humanities for All (HFA) Quick  Grants Program. 15 organizations  were awarded a total of $75,000 through a  competitive grant …

December 13, 2017 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) After a competitive process, 10 nonprofit organizations across the state were awarded Humanities for All Project Grants totaling $175,000 from California Humanities, the state-wide humanities nonprofit that helps connect Californians to ideas and one another. Over 65 …

October 4, 2017 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota  415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) As California Humanities celebrates National Arts & Humanities Month this October, they’re honoring the memory of longtime California Humanities’ Board Member and Chair Nancy Hatamiya, who passed away in 2012. Former California Humanities Board Chair Nancy Kikuko …

August 23, 2017  For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) After a competitive grant process, 12 nonprofit organizations and public partners across the state were awarded Humanities for All Quick Grants from California Humanities, state-wide humanities nonprofit that works to connect Californians to ideas and one another. The third round of …

State funds nurture collaborative service organizations and networks that advance California arts and artists June 15, 2017 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) California Humanities recently received $21,000 in state funding from the California Arts Council, as part of their Statewide and Regional Networks Grant. Through …

June 2, 2017 For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) After a highly competitive process, 12 nonprofit organizations and public partners have been awarded Humanities for All Project Grants totaling $174,500 from California Humanities, the state-wide humanities nonprofit that works to connect Californian to ideas and one …

June 1, 2017 – After a competitive grant process, 15 nonprofit organizations and public partners across the state were awarded Humanities for All Quick Grants from California Humanities.